Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen-Fierlants, Brussels 1862 All panels intact and functioning

All panels intact and functioning

What elevates this particular set is the inscription

earning dedications from contemporaries such as Johannes Kepler

Condition: Light surface wear and age-related cracks to the lacquer

Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen-Fierlants, Brussels 1862 All panels intact and functioningLe Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen Fierlants, Brussels 1862 A richly illustrated mid 19th century edition of Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, published in Brussels in 1862 by Ad. Wahlen Fierlants, Bookseller to the Court. This work belongs to one of the most popular and visually compelling publishing genres of the 19th century: the illustrated costume book. Produced at a time of expanding global curiosity and European imperial reach, these volumes